Too Hot

Some notes from the NWS concerning the Alabama heat, which just doesn’t want to go away this year….

NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS AS
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA. BELOW IS A
TABLE THAT INDICATES THE RECORDS FOR SUNDAY…MONDAY AND TUESDAY
AT ANNISTON…BIRMINGHAM…MONTGOMERY…AND TUSCALOOSA.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19

SITE RECORD YEAR
———- —— —-
ANNISTON 99 1954
BIRMINGHAM 102 1931
MONTGOMERY 102 1925
TUSCALOOSA 100 1954

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20

SITE RECORD YEAR
———- —— —-
ANNISTON 101 1931
BIRMINGHAM 100 1925
MONTGOMERY 101 1925
TUSCALOOSA 97 1954

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21

SITE RECORD YEAR
———- —— —-
ANNISTON 97 1955
BIRMINGHAM 98 1925
MONTGOMERY 100 1925
TUSCALOOSA 99 1955

YEARLY RECORDS.

BIRMINGHAM HAS HIT 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE 93 TIMES THIS YEAR…WHICH
MOVES IT INTO FIFTH PLACE AS THE YEAR WITH MOST DAYS 90 OR ABOVE.
AT MONTGOMERY…THE TALLY OF 90 DEGREE DAYS STANDS AT 108…WHICH
MAKES IT SOLE OWNER OF SIXTH PLACE.

IF THIS FORECAST PACKAGE VERIFIES…WE WILL ADD ANOTHER 7 DAYS TO
BOTH THOSE TOTALS. THAT WOULD TAKE BIRMINGHAM 100 DAYS AND
MONTGOMERY TO 115 DAYS..PUTTING BOTH ALONE AT FOURTH PLACE. HERE
IS THE LIST OF THE TOP 5 NUMBER OF DAYS 90 OR ABOVE, AND THE YEARS
OF OCCURRENCE FOR BIRMINGHAM AND MONTGOMERY.

BIRMINGHAM
1925……….110
1954……….107
1962……….104
1921/1998…..98
2010……….93
1980……….92

MONTGOMERY
1954……….121
1998……….119
1990……….115
1962……….113
2006……….109
2010……….108
1951……….107

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